noun
- the state or condition of being without a path or way; the absence of a clear route or direction
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The pathlessness of the dense forest made navigation extremely difficult.
- She felt overwhelmed by the pathlessness of her career options after graduation.
- The explorers were daunted by the complete pathlessness of the wilderness ahead.
- His writing captured the pathlessness of modern urban life.
- The pathlessness of the unmarked terrain required careful use of a compass.
- They struggled with the pathlessness of the overgrown garden.